PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Broderick Cunningham (ranked 6479 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Morris (ranked 5829 p4p, 0 weight class). Ken Morris has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Broderick Cunningham's chin.

Cunningham
vs
Morris

165 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Broderick Cunningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ken Morris!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Morris closes the distance and pushes Cunningham back into the cage.
Morris looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cunningham tries to break the clinch but Morris is controlling the position.
Cunningham really is a fat lump.
Morris has Cunningham pressed against the cage, preventing Cunningham from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cunningham is trying to break the clinch but Morris has him pressed against the cage.
Morris working aggressively here.
Cunningham tries to land knees in the clinch but Morris avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Cunningham's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cunningham looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cunningham has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cunningham is trying to push Morris away but Morris has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cunningham has had enough of the clinch but Morris keeps him there for the moment.

Cunningham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Morris clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cunningham backwards.
Morris misses with a knee strike.
Cunningham is looking to break free of the clinch but Morris has double underhooks.
Morris misses with a punch to the body.
Cunningham has had enough of the clinch but Morris keeps him there for the moment.
Cunningham blocks a body shot from Morris.
Morris misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morris dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cunningham wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cunningham is trying to break the clinch but Morris is controlling him.
Morris working aggressively here.
Cunningham looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cunningham is trying to force a seperation but Morris has the dominant position.
Morris is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morris taking a breather.
Morris prevents Cunningham from breaking the clinch.
Cunningham is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morris misses with a punch to the body.
Morris misses with an elbow over the top.
Morris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Morris prevents Cunningham from breaking the clinch.
Morris lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morris lands with a short shot to the head.
Cunningham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morris keeps control of Cunningham as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cunningham displaying some good clinch control by pressing Morris up against the cage.
Morris misses with some punches.
Morris trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cunningham as Morris tries to tie him up.
A shot in the inside from Morris.
Morris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cunningham's efforts to push away.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cunningham blocks an uppercut.
Morris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cunningham being controlled against the cage.
Morris dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris trying to control the position but instead, Cunningham has worked for underhooks and has pushed Morris into the cage.
Cunningham wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cunningham wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morris pushes Cunningham back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cunningham working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cunningham wants to break free but Morris has control.
Cunningham avoids a wild elbow strike from Morris.
Morris is leaning against Cunningham and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cunningham wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morris lands a right hand.
Morris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cunningham backwards.
Cunningham is trying to force a seperation but Morris has the dominant position.
Cunningham tries to circle away but Morris has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham is trying to break the clinch but Morris is controlling him.
Cunningham has had enough of the clinch but Morris keeps him there for the moment.
Cunningham is breathing heavily.
Cunningham wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morris has him pressed against the cage.
Cunningham is trying to break the clinch but Morris has him pressed against the cage.
Morris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morris stalling in the clinch but Cunningham improves position.
Morris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cunningham backwards.
Cunningham taking a breather.
Morris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cunningham is keeping busy.

Cunningham manages to break the clinch.
Cunningham blocks a head kick by Morris.

Morris clinches up with Cunningham and pushes him back against the cage.
Morris pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cunningham avoiding damage as Morris throws knees to the body.
Cunningham dodges an elbow strike from Morris.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Morris dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Morris takes the fight into the clinch.
Cunningham is looking to break free of the clinch but Morris has double underhooks.
Morris misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Cunningham's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morris has Cunningham pressed against the cage, preventing Cunningham from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morris keeps control of Cunningham as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morris keeps control of Cunningham as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short left from Morris.
Cunningham prevents a body shot from Morris.
Morris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cunningham is defending well for now.
Ken Morris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Morris misses with a knee to the head.
Morris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cunningham's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunningham wants to get back to striking at distance but Morris won't allow it.
Cunningham working hard to break the clinch.
Cunningham wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morris has him pressed against the cage.
Cunningham has had enough of the clinch but Morris keeps him there for the moment.
Cunningham is looking to break free of the clinch but Morris has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cunningham tries to circle away but Morris has him pinned against the cage.
Cunningham is trying to break the clinch but Morris has him pressed against the cage.
Morris prevents Cunningham from breaking the clinch.
Cunningham blocks the elbow strike.
Cunningham looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cunningham tries to circle away but Morris has him pinned against the cage.
Cunningham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morris.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morris throws an elbow that misses.
Morris stalling in the clinch.
Morris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morris looking to slow down the pace here.
Cunningham wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morris throws an elbow but it misses.
Cunningham can't break the clinch.
Cunningham wants to break the clinch but can't.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris trying to stall but Cunningham improves his position.
Cunningham tries to circle away but Morris has him pinned against the cage.
Cunningham tries to break the clinch but Morris is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Cunningham's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cunningham has had enough of the clinch but Morris keeps him there for the moment.
Morris trying to control the position but instead, Cunningham has worked for underhooks and has pushed Morris into the cage.
Morris stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cunningham has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cunningham is keeping busy.
Morris stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ken Morris.

Morris closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cunningham is trying to break the clinch but Morris is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morris.
Morris prevents Cunningham from breaking the clinch.
Morris is trying to stall.
Morris prevents Cunningham from breaking the clinch.
Morris trying to control the position but instead, Cunningham has worked for underhooks and has pushed Morris into the cage.
Cunningham tries to break free but Morris pushes him back against the cage.
Morris has Cunningham pressed against the cage, preventing Cunningham from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cunningham tries to break the clinch but Morris is controlling the position.
Morris misses with a body punch.
Morris has Cunningham pressed against the cage, preventing Cunningham from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morris digs a right hand underneath Cunningham's ribcage. Cunningham let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Morris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cunningham backwards.
Cunningham takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Broderick Cunningham has been cut.
Morris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Good body shot from Morris.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris tries to stall but Cunningham uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Morris throws an elbow but it misses.
Cunningham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morris can't find room to land a body shot as Cunningham controls the action.
Morris lands with a light punch inside.
Morris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cunningham backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morris.
Cunningham is trying to break the clinch but Morris is controlling him.
Morris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Morris misses with a knee to the head.
Morris taking a breather.
Cunningham blocks a body shot from Morris.
Cunningham is trying to maintain a safe position but Morris gets an underhook and turns Cunningham into the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morris missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cunningham is trying to break free.
Cunningham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Morris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Broderick Cunningham's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Morris moves into the clinch.
Morris has Cunningham pressed against the cage, preventing Cunningham from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morris prevents Cunningham from breaking the clinch.
Cunningham is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cunningham is trying to push Morris away but Morris has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Morris keeps control of Cunningham as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Morris as the two fighters clinch.
Morris scores with a shot to the side of Cunningham's head.
Cunningham tries to circle away but Morris has him pinned against the cage.
Cunningham is looking to break free of the clinch but Morris has double underhooks.

Cunningham manages to break the clinch.

Morris instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris tries to stall but Cunningham uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cunningham blocks a body shot from Morris.
Cunningham wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morris has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morris looking to stall.
Morris tries to stall but Cunningham uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris is pushing Cunningham up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cunningham looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morris trying to stall but Cunningham improves his position.
Morris tries to land a knee to the head but Cunningham blocks with his arms.
Morris tries to stall but Cunningham uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ken Morris.

Morris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cunningham is looking to break free of the clinch but Morris has double underhooks.
Cunningham blocks a body shot from Morris.
Morris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cunningham backwards.
Cunningham wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cunningham is trying to break the clinch but Morris has him pressed against the cage.
Cunningham is trying to force a seperation but Morris has the dominant position.
Morris lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cunningham working hard to break the clinch.
Morris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris lands a body shot.
Cunningham letting Morris take a breather here.
Cunningham wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morris has him pressed against the cage.
Morris lands a nice shot to the body.
Morris gets through Cunningham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Morris.
Morris digs a right hand into Cunningham's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cunningham's gas tank.
Cunningham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cunningham is keeping busy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morris stalling.
A right hook to the body lands for Morris.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris lands a body shot.
Morris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morris is trying to maintain a safe position but Cunningham gets an underhook and turns Morris into the cage.
Morris pushes Cunningham back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morris.
Morris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cunningham backwards.

Cunningham is rocked!
Morris leaning against his opponent.
Oh Cunningham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morris dips a shoulder and cracks Cunningham with a mighty uppercut! Cunningham falls back against the cage and Morris unloads with a barrage of strikes! Cunningham is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Morris screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ken Morris!